Passengers describe terror aboard Indonesia AirAsia flight

Passengers on an Indonesia AirAsia flight from Australia to Bali experienced traumatic moments after their airliner lost cabin air pressure and rapidly descended 20,000 feet shortly after take off. Passengers claimed attendants added to the panic. "The panic was escalated because of the behavior of the staff, who were screaming and looked tearful and shocked," passenger Clare Askew told Seven News Australia, after AirAsia Flight QZ535 landed safely in Perth. "We look to them for reassurance and we didn't get any. We were more worried because of how panicked they were." "They went hysterical. There was no real panic before that. Then everyone panicked," said another passenger, Mark Bailey. The airline said in a statement that the plane, had to turn back "following a technical issue to ensure the safety of passengers.